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  1. Sven Svensson

    Jeff's Rub = Fantastic!

    Memorial Day was spent working on our DIY kitchen remodel. I was smart enough to pick up a tomahawk and a Bloody Mary tri-tip the Thursday before. I liberally coated them both with Jeff's rub. The tomahawk got the Texas rub and the flavored tri-tip got the original. Into the garage fridge they...
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    My Weight Loss Journey

    About 20+ years ago I lost the use of my right lung from a car accident. I was a normal weight until then. That accident began a weight gain journey that put me over 300lbs. At one official doctor’s scale I was at 305 but I was over that number for sure in the months before that weigh-in. In...
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    Jeff's Rub & The Best Ribs of my Life*

    I accidentally made the best ribs of my life the other day. I have a seasoning issue. I am an avid collector of all kinds of seasonings, salts, rubs, spices, etc. I have so many that it takes up so much real estate in our kitchen my wife forbids me to get any more unless I'm replacing or...
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    KnottyWood Pellet Issue

    I'm just hopping back on the forum after being off the grid for a couple months busy with a DIY kitchen remodel. The other day I was doing a long smoke of a 20 lb chunk of beef and I ran into an issue with KnottyWood Almond pellets. The smoke was over 14 hours and I needed just a couple more...
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    Pop’s Dried Beef Question

    I’m checking out this thread and wondering why Pops used 1/2 cup of Splenda? Is that a necessary element for the cure? I can’t stand that stuff. Can I use white sugar instead? https://www.smokingmeatforums.com/threads/s-o-s-smoked-dried-beef.74622/
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    Where’s the Spaetzle?

    All these amazing, delicious, German meals appearing in the last week are making my heart sing! But where’s the spaetzle? It’s the best German side dish ever. Crisp it in brown butter and freshly ground nutmeg and it makes me want to polka!
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    Decadent Buchan's Beef Short Ribs

    I picked up a couple packs of beef short ribs from Costco and dusted them with Cowtown back pepper rub. Into my magic garage fridge they went to age for 10 days. I'd normally say these meat chunks are too small to age but there was so much marbling on them I thought it was worth the risk. I...
  8. Sven Svensson

    DIY kitchen remodel tips wanted

    I’d love to get some practical, experience-based tips from those you who have endured a kitchen remodel. I’m tearing out the old oak floors soon. The cabinets will follow as last-minute as I think we can handle. New custom cabinets arrive mid Feb that a contractor friend of mine will help me...
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    Beef Jerky Disaster

    My big fancy LEM dehydrator has been glitching on me and it finally went out on me as I started big batch # 2. I’ll be calling LEM tomorrow but I’m not sure what to do with all these 1/4” slabs I so beautifully cut and seasoned and now are about 25% dry. Do I freeze it and wait for LEM to help...
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    Jeff’s Country Style Ribs- Newsletter Idea

    I lurked on this site for years before I joined. It also took me forever to realize that Jeff had a different website and even more time to realize he has a weekly email newsletter with some great ideas. I say all this in case someone else doesn’t realize this valuable resource exists. The...
  11. Sven Svensson

    Christmas Hams Surprise

    It’s time for the hams I’ve been brining in a bucket of Pop’s for 2 weeks to be smoked. Being old has its disadvantages but sometimes it’s a blessing, too. I forgot I put a slab of pork belly in the bottom of my Briner Bucket. That was the surprise. I coated it with some Rob’s Chipotle, which is...
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    Funny ‘cuz it’s true

    ‘Nuff said.
  13. Sven Svensson

    KUDU Rotisserie Turkey

    I just spun my first turkey. After injection and 24 hours in a brine, it was time to spear this little bird and throw it on the KUDU. I’ve done chickens but nothing this big. After bouncing around a bit and stopping for a couple readjustments, it settled in for 4 hours on the spinner heated by...
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    Favorite Turkey Gravy Hack

    I’ve been doing this for years as there never seems to be enough gravy. I take the neck, tail, and clip off the end of the wings. I roast them so they’re very brown. Then, I simmer them in store-bought chicken broth and add some sage stems. The broth totally picks up the flavor of the turkey...
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    Thanksgiving Tyler Florence Cranberry Relish

    I’d like to add other cranberry recipe to the “best I’ve ever had” list that’s worth considering. I tripped across this on one of his shows years ago and gave it a shot. He actually learned this recipe from his Mother-in-law. It’s a no-cook recipe that’s super simple to make. It contains booze...
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    Failed-Brisket Chili

    Last weekend I finally got around to smoking my first brisket. I won’t relive that experience here. Although the point was perfect, the flat was not. I learned long ago that chili will forgive all your sins. Given the amount of brisket I had I needed to break out the big 8-quart roaster. I threw...
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    Couple of Hams

    I had a little knee surgery yesterday so I thought this past weekend would be a good time to smoke the growing meat collection for some meals. I had a couple boneless shoulders in there I threw into my Briner bucket a couple of weeks ago. I prefer bone in but my original intent was to use them...
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    Tri-tip: Two Good to be True

    First off, I do know the proper usage of to, two, and too. This title is a dad joke. A while back I spotted an enormous marinated tri-tip at Costco. Unlike a lot of regions tri-tip is plentiful here. So I grabbed it thinking I hit the jackpot. I fired up My smoker yesterday to cook my first...
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    My First Brisket

    After years of putting this off I just fired up the Yoder and put on my first brisket. I injected it with Wagyu and a bit of Butcher’s BBQ Injection. I slathered it with Wagyu and the rub was a good dusting of Penzey’s pepper and Sofa King rub. It went in at 10 pm Pacific. I’m using Lumberjack...
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    Raw sliced pork?

    I’m doing a favor for a friend with an event. He wants pulled pork but he brought me a cryovac of 20 lbs of raw sliced pork by mistake. I just ran out and bought a couple shoulders. My question is what do I do with sliced raw pork? Crockpot? Grill and chop? I’ve never seen this and it was quite...
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